K12> [NetGold] EDUCATION: K-12: READING: Mona Kerby's The Reading Corner

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Subject: [NetGold] EDUCATION: K-12: READING: Mona Kerby's The Reading Corner


EDUCATION: K-12: READING: Mona Kerby's The Reading Corner

The Reading Corner
<http://www.carr.lib.md.us/read/>

"Our purpose is to write book reviews for readers in grades 2-8
that give a little more information than what you find in the library
catalog.  We hope that you use this site and then visit libraries,
talk to librarians, and most especially, read more books."

Website Content Sections:

Caldecott
New Books
State Awards
Fiction
Nonfiction
Young Adult
Newbery
Picture Books
Author Corner

Teaching Materials
<http://www.carr.lib.md.us/authco/teaching.htm>

A one-page bibliography of the Caldecott Books.
A one-page bibliography of the Newbery Books.
Paper bookmarks for The Reading Corner.

In the Nonfiction section there are reading lists for these
topics:

||  Animals|| Biographies  || Folk & Fairy Tales || History ||
Poetry  || Science || Sports  || Other Kinds  ||
<http://www.carr.lib.md.us/read/nonfiction.htm>

Here is a content sample for the reading list for science:
<http://www.carr.lib.md.us/read/nf-science.htm>

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw.  Nutrition: What's in the Food We Eat.
New York: Holiday  House, 1992.

We eat food everyday, but do you know why?
Food gives us the energy to do things and helps us to grow.
Nutrition lets us find out what is in our food and how it is used
inside us.  It also gives suggestions on how to eat more healthy.
There is even a healthy recipe to try out!   (JD)

Pascoe, Elaine.  Butterflies and Moths.
Hartford:  Blackbirch Press, 1997.

Ever wonder what the difference is between
butterflies and moths?  Ever wonder what that powdery
stuff is that comes off on your fingers when you touch their
wings?  Close-up photos and lots of facts answer all your
questions. (KS)

Robbins, Ken. Autumn Leaves.
New York: Scholastic Press, 1998.

Brilliant colors, close-up pictures, and large print text make
this an inviting book about trees and leaf identification.
Discover just how and why leaves change color in the fall. (LB)

Rockwell, Anne.  One Bean. New York: Walker, 1998.

What happens when you plant one bean seed?
Large, simple text and illustrations describe the scientific
process of growing a bean plant from a seed.
Additional activities and information are provided.
Perfect for the young, budding botanist! (LB)

Schnur, Steven.  Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic.
New York: Clarion, 1997.

Twenty six acrostic poems, from acorn to zero, accurately
describe the autumn harvest season.  Each poem is framed
by boldly colored linoleum cut block illustrations in this
cross-curriculum selection.
Read it vertically and horizontally. (LB)

Seuling, Barbara.  Winter Lullaby.
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1998.

When the winter winds blow cold and the snow falls
down upon the land where do all of the living things go?
This is a beautiful picture book to help explain where
everything goes during the cold of winter. (DA)

Simon, Seymour.  Big Cats.
New York:  HarperCollins, 1991.

There are four kinds of cats that can roar: the lion,
the tiger, the leopard, and the jaguar.
Three other big cats are the puma, the cheetah, and the
snow leopard.  Many of these cats are similar, but they
have extreme differences as well.  Unfortunately,
they are in danger of becoming extinct so it is up
to us to save them. (RC)

  Simon, Seymour. The Brain: Our Nervous System.
New York: Morrow, 1997.  Unp. Grades 3-8.

Simon gives a simple, clear overview of the workings of the brain,
and the computer-generated photographs are stunning.
There are photos of the cerebellum, cerebrum, and
brain stem, the axons, dendrites, and cell bodies, and a
photographic model of the brain and the spinal cord.  (MK)

  Simon, Seymour. Earthquakes.
New York: Mulberry Books, 1991.

Earthquakes occur when pieces of the earth's crust floating on
the liquid mantle below collide. This book tells how it happens,
how it is measured, where it occurs and why.
Colorful photographs show the effects on the  landscape and
the destruction that can occur.  (MA)

Simon, Seymour.  Lightning.  New York: Morrow, 1997.

These wonderful photographs show how lightning forms,
how it strikes, and why it hits.  The  author tells about several
types of lightning and talks about lightning safety.
He shows where some  lightning hot-spots are in America and
describes what thunder is.  Anything you could wonder about
lightning is answered here. (MA)

Simon, Seymour.  Our Solar System.
New York: Morrow, 1992.  64p.

Go on a trip through the solar system.  Begin with the sun.
Then, learn about the red planet, the thin ring circling Jupiter,
and how many moons surround Uranus.  Don't forget the other
space bodies like meteoroids and comets.  Go on this trip and
return home in time for dinner. (DH)

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This sample is just the tip of the iceberg.  There should be
a great deal of useful books for getting young students into
the reading habit by encouraging the pursuit with interesting
books to read.


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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